Beowulf Historical Perspectives Quiz
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Beowulf Historical Perspectives Quiz
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9th - 12th Grade
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Heather Shea
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the historical period in which Beowulf is set?
Roman Britain
Viking Age
Anglo-Saxon period
Norman Conquest
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Beowulf is one of the most famous works from which literary tradition?
French
Norse
Anglo-Saxon
Roman
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The manuscript of Beowulf is thought to have been written around:
500 AD
700 AD
1000 AD
1200 AD
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The setting of Beowulf takes place in which regions?
Britain and France
Denmark and Sweden
Germany and Norway
Iceland and Greenland
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the monster Grendel in Beowulf likely symbolize from a historical perspective?
The natural disasters that plagued early medieval societies
The threat of pagan tribes to Christianized communities
The dangers of foreign invaders
The corruption of rulers
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Beowulf was originally passed down through:
Written manuscripts
Stone inscriptions
Oral tradition
Cave drawings
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The only surviving manuscript of Beowulf is housed in:
The Library of Congress
The British Library
The Vatican Library
The Louvre
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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